Dr. Paul Murray is an award-winning author and a well-received global speaker and Christian minister. A passionate advocate for religious freedom and human rights, Murray is a powerful, articulate, and anointed speaker at conferences and presenter on international program panels where he addresses the ongoing global human rights challenges impacting the many who seek to freely live and practice their religion or belief. Dr. Murray is the International Vice President for Religious Freedom Initiatives at the Global Peace Foundation (GPF). In this role, he has been instrumental in the development and growth of a values-based peacebuilding approach in addressing freedom of religion, belief, or conscience. Through the development and implementation of educational, outreach, and advocacy projects, Dr. Murray continues to successfully expand his initiatives by building a global network of partners and advocates who lead grassroots community organizations, academia, NGO's, and various levels of government. In addition, Dr. Murray serves as board vice chair and chairman of the Global Academic Council for the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Secretariat, where he is assisting in establishing regional and country-based IRF Roundtables, Summits, and in developing a research arm comprised of international academic and thought leaders.With a global footprint, Dr. Murray has engaged as a USA Expert on Religious Freedom to the European Inter-Parliamentarian Human Rights Commission; civil society committee member of the government hosted Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom; vice chairman, National Committee for Religious Freedom, executive board member of the First Amendment Voice Alliance, along with several other human rights organizations addressing freedom of religion, belief, or conscience. An ordained minister serving in ministry for 30 years, Murray is the Senior Pastor of The Lighthouse Church. He holds his ministerial credentials with Rebirth Fellowship Assemblies where he serves as Vice Presiding Prelate.In his passion to help others through their dark days of failure, Dr. Murray authored the award-winning book, Broken: Picking Up the Pieces After the Fall. He addresses failure in his own life and presents a biblically-based approach to restoration. He holds a Doctorate in Pastoral Leadership from Howard University's School of Divinity, a Master of Divinity in Pastoral Counseling and a Masters of Art in Religion from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Bachelor of Science in Health Care Services from the University of Phoenix.